Zardari says will not contest electionsPresident Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday said he would not contest the presidential polls to be held in September, as his Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) no longer has a majority in the national and provincial assemblies. The PPP was voted out in last month’s polls. Read More >>

Rigging’ in general election Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has given three days’ ultimatum to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to probe rigging in the general elections otherwise his party would launch protests across the country against the ECP.
Imran issued the warning through video-link in a press conference held at a local hotel on Wednesday. He further said that PTI believes in continuation of democratic process and would cooperate with all political forces. He said that the PTI will play the role of effective and responsible opposition in parliament and would protect the rights of the people. He added that the ECP has failed to meet the expectations of the masses.
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Tags: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has given three days’ ultimatum to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to probe rigging in the general elections otherwise his party would launch protests across the country against the ECP.
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Musharraf's party decides to boycott Pakistan electionsThe party of former Pakistan military ruler Pervez Musharraf, facing a series of legal cases over his actions while in power, on Friday said it would boycott Pakistan's May 11 general election. The move came in the wake of the Peshawar high court's order barring Musharraf from contesting
polls for the rest of his life.
Musharraf has also been arrested over the imposition of emergency rule in 2007, the assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto and the killing of Baloch leader Akbar Bugti in a 2006 military operation. Read More >>

Tags: The party of former Pakistan military ruler Pervez Musharraf, facing a series of legal cases over his actions while in power, on Friday said it would boycott Pakistan's May 11 general election. The move came in the wake of the Peshawar high court's order bMay 4, 2013